Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. ArmyU.S. Government Printing Office, 1875 |
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Page 172 - SEC. 2. That said public park shall be under the exclusive control of the Secretary of the Interior, whose duty it shall be, as soon as practicable, to make and publish such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary or proper for the care and management of the same. Such regulations shall provide for the preservation, from injury or spoliation, or all timber, mineral deposits, natural curiosities, or wonders within said park, and their retention in their natural condition.
Page 158 - ... as may be designated by the President, for the purpose of determining, by actual tests, the strength and value of all kinds of iron, steel, and other metals which may be submitted to them...
Page 769 - ... (1) Authority of canal officers. The movement of all boats and floating things in the canals, the locks, and the approaches to the canals shall be under the direction of the engineer in charge of the Fox River improvement or his duly authorized agents. (2) Signals.
Page 152 - President; which said board shall make a survey of the mouth of the Mississippi River, with a view to determine the best method of obtaining and maintaining a depth of water sufficient for the purposes of commerce, either by a canal from said river to the waters of the Gulf, or by deepening one or more of the natural outlets of said river...
Page 170 - An act to promote the development of the mining resources of the United States...
Page 172 - ... all of the proceeds of said leases, and all other revenues that may be derived from any source connected with said park, to be expended under his direction in the management of the same, and the construction of roads and bridle-paths therein.
Page 674 - ... movable dam," or a dam with adjustable gates for the purpose of testing substantially the best method of improving permanently the navigation of the Ohio River and its tributaries; the location of this work with the plan of construction and the application of the amount hereby appropriated to be submitted to the Secretary of War, for his approval.
Page 517 - An act to provide for the appointment of a commission of engineers to investigate and report a permanent plan for the reclamation of the alluvial basin of the Mississippi River subject to inundation," I appointed a commission of engineers.
Page 169 - ... be punished therefor by imprisonment at hard labor in the penitentiary not exceeding five years, or by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or both, at the discretion of the court before which he shall be convicted.
Page 153 - Company that he approves the same, and upon receiving such notification the said Company may proceed to the erection of said Bridge, conforming strictly to the approved plan and location. But until the Secretary of War...